Đồng nghĩa của putting on an act

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dissembling pretending dissimulating letting on making out feigning shamming faking acting simulating affecting bluffing posing posturing masquerading disguising professing putting up a front putting on a front counterfeiting assuming putting on putting on a false front passing for masking hiding concealing veiling lying cloaking fronting dressing up camouflaging play-acting deceiving obscuring falsifying suppressing whitewashing playacting covering up putting up a smoke screen putting on airs putting it on hoaxing kidding shrouding shucking and jiving pussyfooting playing possum four-flushing misleading making like covering stonewalling faking it adopting taking on striking pulling hushing up keeping dark downplaying varnishing extenuating veneering minimizing screening misrepresenting keeping quiet about airbrushing keeping secret soft-pedalling soft-pedaling de-emphasizing sweeping something under the carpet minimising keeping a lid on secreting sweeping something under the rug drawing a veil over sugarcoating striking a pose showboating making out like behaving affectedly grandstanding purporting showing off playing the part of striking an attitude passing off assuming an attitude disguising yourself copping an attitude attitudinizing impersonating taking off as presenting a false face presenting a false front going through the motions making a pretense bearding making a show making a pretence of giving the appearance of going through the motions of making a show of claiming fabricating malingering devising making as if seeming to be posturing as pretending to be contriving alleging spoofing imitating scheming concocting orchestrating playing manufacturing designing constructing aspiring forging inventing suckering jazzing hoodwinking fudging cozening beguiling deluding jiving cheating fooling duping fishing staging enveloping messing blanketing swathing claiming falsely faking out laying claim belying clouding enshrouding curtaining coating passing yourself off as cocooning surrounding occulting wrapping playing at doing a bit making show of putting on act giving appearance of blotting out putting on a false display papering over

playing to the gallery hamming it up performing playing to the crowd playing up posturing showing off playing to the cheap seats

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misinforming deceiving fooling deluding hoodwinking misleading misguiding beguiling bluffing conning duping misdirecting bamboozling disinforming hoaxing misstating prevaricating snookering tricking cozening suckering gaffing hornswoggling lying misrepresenting snowing buffaloing burning distorting fabricating gammoning having humbugging juggling perverting propagandising propagandizing spoofing catching gulling mousetrapping leading astray lying to taking in covering up having on stringing along faking out leading on putting on sucking in doing a number on pulling one's leg putting on false front taking for a ride giving wrong information to leading one down the garden path leading up the garden path putting on the wrong track putting up smoke screen giving someone a bum steer pulling the wool over one's eyes throwing off the scent sending on a wild goose chase wrong steering scamming swindling bilking hosing shafting illuding inveigling cheating seducing fudging betraying rooking defrauding bunking outfoxing enticing kidding tempting outwitting overreaching baiting victimising jiving ensnaring enmeshing entangling luring imposing on victimizing ripping off roping in putting one over on double-crossing giving the wrong impression taking someone for a ride taking someone in pulling wool over eyes playing trick on pulling a swifty on pulling a fast one on pulling the wool over someone's eyes leading up garden path pulling the wool over somebody's eyes gypping stiffing diddling flimflamming stinging doing fleecing finagling mulcting screwing euchring fiddling entrapping hustling chiseling chiselling shortchanging beating skinning buncoing bleeding taking advantage of chousing plucking shorting sticking swizzling taking to the cleaners reaming squeezing selling a pup to skunking thimblerigging shaking down nobbling doing in chicaning exploiting outmanoeuvring outmaneuvering sandbagging befooling milking stitching up circumventing making a fool of doing the dirty on juking selling embezzling faking defeating wheedling outsmarting foxing trapping decoying taking gazumping clipping double-dealing bewildering baffling selling down the river disappointing two-timing alluring coaxing pulling a fast one setting up thwarting letting down crossing goldbricking soliciting manoeuvring sweet-talking outslicking outjockeying cajoling swizzing robbing gouging inducing maneuvering shucking outdoing outthinking stealing a march on falsifying selling out topping outguessing outgeneralling outgeneraling capping jipping worsting confusing pulling somebody's leg leading down the garden path screwing over getting the better of selling a pup enchanting figuring out playing false captivating breaking faith with persuading bewitching failing foiling soft-soaping wooing jockeying frustrating hooking backstabbing pretending catching out joking manipulating cuckolding fascinating buttering up outplaying four-flushing trimming gaslighting mocking stepping out jerking around steering double dealing playing away bantering jollying having someone on pulling fast one framing perjuring equivocating forswearing running rings round stretching the truth stabbing in the back doing out of committing perjury bearing false witness running a game on making rings round doing someone in the eye selling a bill of goods to corrupting trolling doing someone dirty imposing leading off deking bending the rules stacking the cards stretching the rules pulling something funny hitting below the belt teasing stumping slipping something over on pulling in using shamming feigning flirting trifling dallying dusting charming attracting entrancing toying outperforming pilfering coquetting wantoning blagging hypnotizing mesmerizing blinding spellbinding dazzling defying pulling something winning over throwing overcharging ruining fixing psyching out passing off playing dirty trifling with toying with dallying with playing with playing a trick on taking for imposing upon crossing up swaying contriving rebelling against belying eluding disobeying making a sucker of play-acting splitting beating out of taking to cleaners playing joke on taking for ride giving the runaround catfishing sending on a wild-goose chase stealing extorting bilking of winding up wangling impressing bleeding dry leading somebody down the garden path pulling wool over pulling someone's leg going one better than shaving finessing mesmerising hypnotising playing playing a jest on playing a prank on playing a joke on suckering into taking to the cleaner's doing number on making use of playing for a fool flamming biasing biassing challenging hocus-pocusing playing a practical joke on putting one over on someone playing games with pulling a fast one on someone selling a bill of goods rushing lying under oath swearing falsely cribbing belirting roguing lirting blenching rogueing playing for a sucker short-changing drawing going back on snaring taking out pulling strings playing games stage-managing pulling wires breaking the rules giving bum steer inviting making a monkey of making somebody look an idiot twisting around your little finger egging one on wiling distracting ensorcelling coming on tolling touting shilling obsessing pulling overcoming besting bribing stupefying playing fast and loose with coming on to enrapturing besotting sweeping off one's feet joshing chaffing japing yukking gagging yucking quipping funning wisecracking jesting fibbing infatuating dissimulating poking fun at yanking somebody's chain making sport of bothering ridiculing making fun of ragging exaggerating blandishing flattering dissembling misspeaking sweeping you off your feet blarneying bulling misinstructing overdrawing paltering telling an untruth telling a falsehood palavering departing from the truth telling a lie concocting a story telling stories faking it perjuring oneself forswearing oneself making up a story not telling the truth saying something untrue breaking promise telling untruths brownnosing urging pushing softening getting round influencing massaging soaping prevailing on talking into crowding bootlicking tantalizing stroking oiling forswearing yourself telling a white lie lacking candor framing someone putting up a front perjuring yourself BSing inventing a story telling a terminological inexactitude tantalising building up rubbing the right way making up to working over handing a line arguing into sucking up to playing up to spreading it on working on sweetening up getting next to laying it on thick getting around

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impersonating aping imitating mimicking doing personating caricaturing parodying burlesquing masquerading as mocking posing as satirising satirizing travestying acting lampooning playing enacting monkeying spoofing taking off copying dittoing embodying faking making like mirroring playacting representing passing oneself off as professing to be purporting to be representing oneself as sending up acting like assuming character doubling as dressing as passing off acting a part acting out doing an impression of making fun of passing yourself off as playing a role pretending to be taking the part of simulating pretending attitudinizing posturing masquerading posing disguising as passing as masking as passing for faking being disguising yourself making as if passing yourself off disguising oneself as making like a assuming the character of affecting counterfeiting doing like shamming feigning miming assuming going like forging parroting emulating copycatting falsifying putting on reproducing ridiculing performing pantomiming guying doing an impersonation of hoking echoing reflecting repeating paralleling parallelling borrowing professing replicating dissembling bluffing fabricating pirating doing likewise modeling after patterning after knocking off circulating bad money cheating minting duping making money mimeoing statting coining defrauding cloning deluding doing an impression playing a part following in footsteps trying to be like

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crookery cozenage underhandedness artfulness stall untruthfulness front chicane affectation expedient put-up job smokescreen sanctimoniousness perfidy illusion counterfeit set-up dissemblance two-facedness lurk wheeze evasion disguise prevarication hoodwinking lip service gyp Tartufferie empty talk con trick legerdemain sophistry imposition hustle hokum spoof management false front pretending sharp practice perjury fast one guise fibbing distraction cover delusion display decoy bait sanctimony mendaciousness perfidiousness gimmick leg-pull pietism rort bunco grift playacting Trojan horse phoniness duping confidence trick affected piety Pharisaism phoneyness stunt rig schlenter fetch flanker a put-on pharisaicalness pretentiousness pretension canard lies snare quackery whitewash equivocation skulduggery story sweet talk soft soap skullduggery knavery monkeyshines a put-up job telling stories red herring sell jugglery gamesmanship jive wiles cover-up smoke and mirrors fast shuffle con game every trick in the book hoaxing play gambit white lies fiddle disingenuousness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour fantasy little white lies prank propaganda faithlessness daydreaming dream unreality forgery swindling duck fix setup double-crossing subtleness cageyness subtlety slickness canniness caginess sneakiness strategy fakeness distortion dreaming romancing fancy shenanigans burlesque fiction imitation smoke inveracity joke fourberie tricks mock attack obfuscation scheming bluster bait and switch sleight of hand hocus-pocus double-cross shell game attention-grabber lure deviation disturbance distractor commotion diversion interruption pageant role-playing beguilement blarney betrayal untruth sophism dirt trickiness boondoggle treason defraudation disinformation circumvention juggling trumpery pomposity hypocriticalness tokenism pecksniffery tactic porky bragging bravado bombast sleight racket fastie sellout bilk mare's-nest fallacy ride malarkey hogwash wrinkle catch trap pork pie shuck crock fib false show idle boast hypocritical statement false piety caper cozening defrauding misleading overreaching ambidexterity trapping two-timing ambidextrousness entrapping curve ball false face smoke screen false clue fool's errand false trail wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue sham holiness pious platitudes snow boast braggadocio jiving excuse refuge plan confidence game fairy tale dirty pool dirty dealing mere show dirty trick dirty work crocodile tears speciousness false colors disguising counterfeiting concealing masking hiding concealment shrouding veiling pharisaism suppression camouflage false virtue affected superiority glibness irreverence unctuousness phariseeism mockery bigotry casuistry false profession bad faith double standard attitude appearance performance veneer semblance stance airs chaser hamming phoney phony dissimilation false display shuck and jive unfaithfulness disloyalty infidelity unscrupulousness corruption treacherousness stab in the back shadiness misconduct knavishness business backstabbing double cross breach of trust spuriousness stratagems shiftiness shrewdness sedition Judas kiss breach of faith disaffection fiddling crime improbity mischief Punic faith untrustworthiness traitorousness artificiality criminality subversion unreliability schemes manoeuvres ploys astuteness cleverness ruses graft inaccuracy mutiny magic prestidigitation let-down illegality maneuvers false-heartedness revolt revolutionary seditiousness giveaway lèse majesté duplicitousness unjustness unfairness seditious act embezzlement rascality evasiveness misleading talk manipulation misbehaviour waffle machinations inconstancy subterfuges devilry back-stabbing jobbery villainy corruptness fudging delinquency art surreptitiousness carry-on malfeasance tactics ingenuity wrongdoing extortion dirty tricks lawbreaking sell-out fraudulency carryings-on foul play misbehavior goings-on hollowness conjuring monkey tricks charlatanism co-option co-optation apostasy illegitimacy ability deceiving misappropriation finesse perspicacity dualism duality twoness one-upmanship lese-majesty inauthenticity affectedness nefariousness dubiousness unlawfulness manoeuvring persona dishonourableness disingenuity stab in back unnaturalness conduct events happenings behaviour footwork rebellion furtiveness wire-pulling talk plot verbiage nonsense conjuration escamotage unprincipledness unscrupulosity questionableness questionability attack barratry skunk song blackmail shakedown hoky-poky string line bamboozlement unrepresentativeness unreliableness illusoriness inaccurateness specious reasoning artful argument maneuvering high treason wound palace intrigue recreancy act of disloyalty incidents affairs roguishness hot air snake oil wooden nickel mistakenness wrongness fictitiousness fallaciousness act of treachery gerrymandering tiff quibble squabble fuss spat song and dance devilishness wickedness conjuring tricks illusionism hocuspocus unveracity activity run-around dexterity dishonour fixing roguery baseness trahison des clercs skin game faithless terminological inexactitude behavior fooling around playing around badness depravity iniquity vileness evil viciousness mystification tartuffery snide backhandedness dishonor insidiousness bunk infamy lawlessness pettifoggery hankie-pankie turpitude evil-doing being two-faced economy with the truth high jinks muddying confusion hokey-pokey hob impishness deviltry waggery waggishness devilment mischievousness diablerie perversion clouding obliqueness toing and froing comings and goings hustle and bustle doctoring debasement tampering adulteration changing alteration manipulating profiteering venality vitiation misapplication subornation bribery demoralization sleaze bribing misfeasance malversation tampering with demoralisation payola shuffle nepotism exploitation palm-greasing dishonest dealings shady dealings being on the take

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